Anyone hoping for a clear path forward this year for NASA's imperiled Mars Sample Return mission will have to wait a little ...

NASA recently deemed this situation unacceptable. In April 2024, agency chief Bill Nelson announced that an overhaul of the ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

NASA hopes a revised plan will get Mars samples back to Earth faster and cost less than the agency's original plan.

Understanding why storms sometimes engulf the entire planet within a layer of grit could prove crucial to future missions.

NASA last year asked industry and others to come up with better options to ensure the samples arrive on Earth in the 2030s.

The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...

NASA said in its announcement it is changing the plan for the spacecraft that will land on Mars to retrieve the samples and ...

NASA announced Tuesday it had narrowed down to two options the reworked Mars Sample Return mission aiming for a cheaper and ...

Discover the red planet like never before! This month offers a unique opportunity to witness Mars in stunning detail. From ...

NASA announced Tuesday their new approach to their Mars Sample Return Program. The agency will develop two landing ...